Suzuki Sonoko put on a show of thinking for a moment.
Then she gave up and spread her hands. "I don't know. Personal connections unrelated to the Conglomerate are private information—how could I just ask about them?"
"..." Conan's eye twitched. What had he even been expecting just now? He might as well keep asking Jiang Xia. At least Jiang Xia had sharp observation skills. As a Detective, his ability to fill in the blanks was probably pretty impressive too—maybe he really could spot something...
"Ha ha ha ha!" Suzuki Sonoko looked at his expression and slapped her knee as she laughed without restraint. Teasing kids was so much fun. No wonder Jiang Xia went to poke at him every so often.
Jiang Xia was sitting beside them, and he suddenly had the feeling that someone was talking about him.
He turned expectantly toward Poushi Qinglan.
Then, to his great regret, he found that her Killing Intent had not changed any further. The one talking about him did not seem to be this fragrant foreign woman.
He sighed and withdrew his gaze under Poushi Qinglan's wary stare.
Secretary Nishino soon brought over the "Memory Egg" and placed it on the table before everyone.
Samukawa Ryu, who had gone off to take pictures, returned with his Camera in hand. His gaze was firmly glued to the egg worth eight hundred million yen.
Now that the real thing was here, the difference became immediately obvious when it was compared with the blueprints Natsumi Kousaka had provided.
—The actual "Memory Egg" looked quite plain. Its shell was not set with any gemstones, and the only ring of crystal-clear material on it was supposedly just glass.
But the "Memory Egg" in the blueprints had exquisitely carved, magnificent gemstones scattered across its shell. Even